Yesterday’s 4th of July message is important to remember all year. 1 Timothy 2:1-2 teaches Christians to pray for those in authority, however many Christians complain more than they pray. Psalm 2:10-12 contains three qualities we need to pray into the hearts of our leaders: 1. Discernment 2. Worship 3. Joy Now therefore, O […]
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I am thankful that my Bible reading has been in Proverbs for the last couple of months. It has helped me see through foggy darkness. Surrounded by deathly cliffs and jagged traps, one false move could be my last. God help me cling to this light and tread slowly. God help us all.
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Dulins Grovers – We're studying Psalm 2 during the next two services. We started it a couple of weeks ago and then stepped away for a Father's Day message. This Sunday, we're back in and I invite you to study the chapter on your own this week. It's not the easiest chapter of Scripture to
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I wasn't able to include this in the sermon yesterday, but I'd like to share it with you. Ron Thomas, executive director of ACGC shared this with me. More examples of how the nations stand against God and his anointed. "In Myanmar (Burma) our pastors have been harassed by the oppressive military dictatorship. One
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You compared yourself to a young lion of the nations, yet you are like the monster in the seas; And you burst forth in your rivers And muddied the waters with your feet And fouled their rivers. – from Ezekiel 32:2 Nations can be self-deceived about their identity and substance just like individuals. Egypt was
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Read Ezekiel 31. Assyria was a towering cedar and God allowed sapling people to bring it down. God is sovereign over the rise and fall of nations. We can take comfort in this and trust him for our country's destiny. America will continue to be mighty. Or it will crumble. Only God knows. Be grateful for this beautiful cedar. Protect
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